Eating Disorders Support Group

Eating disorders are marked by an obsessive need to control the intake and/or purging of food. This community is dedicated to those struggling on the road to recovery. Join to discuss your experience with others and find support. Get advice, ask questions, and meet others who are going through similar struggles.

i dont really agree that we intend to kill ourselves with our eating disorder. i think it is a way of punishing ourselves because we feel that we are not good enough to be happy or something. i don't know.
when i started like with my ed i didn't even intend to do it, i was just miserable and didnt want to eat. i was depressed. i dont know, i dont really agree that it is suicide although it may appear like that to others. it is not a disorder we choose or would like to have, it just is like a disease. that is why i dont think its suicide. because suicide is intentional. i think people who are internally suffering and struggling and end up dying did not intend to have that outcome. if it is suicide, why do so many of us work to get better?

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